The big screen

摘要

A feature of modern society is thatconsumers have a continual appetite for newtechnologies; consumers have opted for DVDplayers, for example, at a rate which renderedthe VHS standard technology obsolete within thespace of a few years. Similarly, flat-panel displays(FPDs) have enjoyed a steady rise in popularityover the last decade, to the point that few retailersstill stock anachronistic cathode ray tube TVs andmonitors.